Beautiful Elektra Mini Verticale and Micro Casa a Leva Espresso Machines

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These Elektra espresso makers are actually miniature versions of grander machines used in Europe. They're far from the most practical units for the home, with no direct water line, a low capacity storage container, and hard-to-clean drip plates, but they are awful big and shiny. Why, one could almost call them steampunk.

They're upwards of two large, though; be aware!

Elektra Mini Verticale coffee machines [Appliancist]
Elektra Micro Casa a Leva copper and brass - lever operated espresso coffee maker [Appliancist]

"Ford Tough" Branding Iron

fordtough.jpgThe perfect accessory for people who express themselves through their choice of vehicles, the "Ford Tough" branding iron adroitly targets the insecurities of rhinestone truck owners, implying masculinity and power, but instead searing their neuroses for all to see. That the last thing a person would want from a properly-cooked steak is "Ford Toughness" is just gravy. (If you eat one of these steaks you'll need lots of gravy.)

The solid brass brand, complete with hardwood handle and real rawhide hanging strap, is seventy dollars—but what price to show your neighbors that every aspect of your life is bound with flame-hardened American pluck?

Friday Beerblog: Make Your Own Ford Steaks [Truckblog.com]

Nintendo Wii Wedding Cakes

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My friend Adam recently got hitched. He had two cakes at the wedding: a traditional (and lovely) cake topped with his-and-her icons of the couple-to-be rendered as Mii avatars; and a Nintendo Wii cake for Adam's son Jasper. I checked with Adam to make sure that Jasper has a real Wii at home. He does, thank God. Otherwise the poor boy would have a cake addiction for life. Now he'll just be hooked on videogames like his parents!

Adam's Photostream [Flickr]

"Fetch" Insulated Pizza Delivery Bags

doublebag2.jpgFetch-brand Pizza Bags are the very same insulated, foldable bags used by pizza delivery guys the world over, available now for your own use. While the demand doesn't seem to be terribly high—according to the company's "Success Counter," they've sold 19 bags in five years—maybe someone out there lives miles outside the delivery zones but still wants to bring a hot pizza home to their kids. Or maybe you're into pizza boy fantasy play. I just don't know.

A single-pizza bag is $20. The Double Deluxe, shown here, is $35.

Company Page [FetchPizza.com]